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When Bad Science Makes Good Politics: A Comparative Study of United States' and Canada's Federal Autism Policy |
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The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate and compare the impact of the autism narrative construction on federal autism policy in the United States and Canada. |
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Name: The Midwest Political Science Association
URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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| Baker, Dana. "When Bad Science Makes Good Politics: A Comparative Study of United States' and Canada's Federal Autism Policy" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, Apr 07, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p86798_index.html> |
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| Baker, D. L. , 2005-04-07 "When Bad Science Makes Good Politics: A Comparative Study of United States' and Canada's Federal Autism Policy" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p86798_index.html |
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Abstract: The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate and compare the impact of the autism narrative construction on federal autism policy in the United States and Canada. |
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| When Bad Science Makes Good Politics: A Comparative Study of the United States' and Canada's Federal Autism Policy Dana Lee Baker and Trudy A. Steuernagel 18 March 2005 0 Introduction The construction of persons with autism1 as victims of tainted vaccinations may be bad science but is good politics. This narrative allowed for the redefinition of autism as a disease illness or injury--something to which otherwise healthy or typical people can become victim. Such construction of human difference allows |
| Edward & John Vacca. (2000). The Drama and Trauma of Creating Policies on Autism: Critical Issues to Consider in the New Millennium. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 15(3): 130- Fombonne Eric. (2003). The Prevalence of Autism. JAMA 289(1): 87-89. Schneider Anne and Helen Ingram (1993). Social Construction of Target Populations: Implications for Politics and Policy. American Political Science Review 87(2):334-339. Schneider Anne and Helen Ingram (1997). Policy Design for Democracy. Kansas: University Press of Kansas. Smart Julie |
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